Cultists attack Edo police station, free suspects

Some suspected cultists have attacked a police station at Ibillo, Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo State and freed two of their colleagues who were held for alleged rape.

The attackers reportedly gained access to the police station by posing as relatives of the arrested suspects and started shooting sporadically.

A woman was killed by a stray bullet.

The attackers successfully freed their colleagues and ran away.

Confirming the report, the state Commissioner of Police, Haliru Gwandu, said the incident happened on February 2.

Gwandu said some suspects were arrested in connection with the incident on February 8.

He said more men have been deployed to the affected police station to ensure such incident does not occur again.

The police commissioner said, “Two rapists were arrested at Ibillo and unknown to the police, the suspects were cultists. Their members went to the police station but the police did not know the people were there to rescue their members.

“There was sporadic shooting and an innocent lady was hit and killed. Policemen are still mopping up the area. The area is a border town and we have influx of misguided elements.”